RFC 8151 · INFORMATIONAL · 2017
WED · 29 JUL 2026
Use Cases for Data Center Network Virtualization Overlay Networks
Overview
RFC 8151, “Use Cases for Data Center Network Virtualization Overlay Networks”, is an Informational document published in May 2017 by L. Yong, L. Dunbar, M. Toy, A. Isaac, V. Manral. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes Network Virtualization over Layer 3 (NVO3) use cases that can be deployed in various data centers and serve different data-center applications.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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